Aida

Giuseppe Verdi

Verdi's Aida is a magnificent and spectacular grand opera but also a sensitive and intimate tale of the forbidden love of an Egyptian military commander and an Ethiopian slave. The Finnish National Opera brings one of the best-known works in the opera repertoire to the stage in a new production in the autumn.

Director Georg Rootering and his team have retained the original story, but they also wanted to highlight the universal nature of the narrative. A charming 1920s Art Deco style hotel provides the framework for the production, combining public and private spaces, and Egypt is in the visual details.